gisborne barn 154 transportable home

A spacious new family home, born from resilience.

This project is a special one. After losing their home and orchard during the Gisborne floods, our clients wanted a fresh start for their family of five. They’ve replanted a vineyard and are creating a unique new home with us – made up of two of our model homes: the Elevate Barn 154 and an Elevate Barn 70.

Our in-house architectural team designed the full onsite layout – joining the two homes together with a central courtyard, multi-level connecting decks, a pool, and landscaping to tie everything into the land. Raised on 1.2m piles to sit above the floodplain, the homes have been carefully designed to feel cohesive and grounded, rather than “perched up” – a great example of how transportable homes can be tailored to challenging sites.

The Barn 154 will be the main family hub and is a generous three-bedroom, two-bathroom home with multiple living spaces, a dream kitchen, and plenty of thoughtful custom touches.

“Thank you so much! We are soooo grateful to you guys! You are an amazing team and you’ve been so patient with us from the first day of flooding until now. We can’t wait to see our beautiful houses arrive. We will miss you so much!” – Gisborne clients

Watch the guided video tour below to explore this stunning Barn 154 in more detail.